China Charts the World: Hsu Chi-yü and His Geography of 1848Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- A Scholar-Official from Shansi -- The “Intractable Barbarians” -- In Touch with a New World -- A Victim of Conservatism -- The Ying-Huan Chih-Lueh -- Governor Hsu's Image of the World -- Danger in China's Maritime Sphere -- Threatened on the Inner Asian Frontier -- The “Barbarian” Base in Europe -- Despair in Africa, Hope in America -- Return to China's Heartland -- Conclusion -- Works Cited in the Ying-Huan Chih-Lueh: Titles, Authors, and Location in the 1848 Edition -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index -- Harvard East Asian Monographs. |
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Page 113
... Europeans did not know how to use them . Finally , when Tamerlane attacked the areas of West Asia , some Europeans joined him as soldiers and at last took gunpowder back to Europe . Thus , Hsu pointed out that the contemporary European ...
... Europeans did not know how to use them . Finally , when Tamerlane attacked the areas of West Asia , some Europeans joined him as soldiers and at last took gunpowder back to Europe . Thus , Hsu pointed out that the contemporary European ...
Page 117
... European section of his book , since it was indeed a European power and its capital was located in Europe , though like Russia it was a state that straddled Europe and Asia . Hsu sketched the history of the area from ancient times to ...
... European section of his book , since it was indeed a European power and its capital was located in Europe , though like Russia it was a state that straddled Europe and Asia . Hsu sketched the history of the area from ancient times to ...
Page 120
... European civilization . Here the ancients of Europe began to leave behind their barbarism . While Protestant missionaries were writing accounts that linked the ancient Chinese to Biblical records and the story of the Tower of Babel ...
... European civilization . Here the ancients of Europe began to leave behind their barbarism . While Protestant missionaries were writing accounts that linked the ancient Chinese to Biblical records and the story of the Tower of Babel ...
Contents
A SCHOLAROFFICIAL FROM SHANSI | 7 |
THE INTRACTABLE BARBARIANS | 17 |
IN TOUCH WITH A NEW WORLD | 28 |
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